Impact of Public Services on Society

Learn about how public services are paid for and their impact on society. This course is ideal for intermediate learners.

Introduction 

Why do we have Public Services? Public services often provide goods or services that are not normally provided by the private market.  It makes sense that the private sector is not allowed to provide a police or national defence service, as these areas should not be administered for the sake of profitable gain (for money).  Although this is not the case for all Public Services, some services are run by private businesses, for example, prisons.